1 Past, Present, & Future
By – Colleen "Coll", Forker18@aol.com
Teaser: X-over with BtVS. Cordy gets a vision that sends the gang packing to Sunnydale, knowing that Sahjahn fits into it all but not sure how. Also, they get shocked when each member of the Angel Investigations gang realizes they have to deal with their past.
Genre: Angel: The Series/Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Romance/Suspense/Action
Pairing: Gunn/Fred, Angel/Cordelia
Rating: PG-13 - R
Distribution: Sure, why not, just ask!
Spoilers: Up to Sleep Tight, and makes references to some rumors floating around on the net.
Special Thanks to: All the Forkers (Especially those @ the fanforum board! Love you guys!) and everyone @ FF.net for reviewing my fics!
1.1 Part 7
Angel walked into the backroom. Willow had said he'd be safe from the sun there, since the magic store had a skylight and it was difficult to avoid the sunlight. Punching bags, dummies, and weapons cluttered the room. Angel figured this is where Buffy trained, a lot different than the library.
"How's my sire doing?" Spike called out.
Angel turned to a dark corner and growled under his breath. "You don't wanna fuck with me, Spike," Angel warned through gritted teeth. "Not now."
"Wasn't going to mate," Spike shot back. "I honestly am sorry. You had something none of us could have."
"And I don't wanna discuss it with you." Angel said simply as he sat down in a nearby chair. Spike emerged from his corner and walked over to a door with a big exit sign over it. He pushed it open and Angel jumped up, ready to block himself from the sun.
Spike laughed as he took out a pack of cigarettes. "Relax, Angle cakes," Spike said as he lit his cigarette. "No sun in this ally, with the exception of noon, but we're way past that."
Angel looked to the door. "You got another one of those?" he asked Spike quietly. Spike smiled and nodded his head over to the door. Angel walked over and took the cigarette in Spike's outstretched hand.
"Thanks." He said quietly as he lit it. Angel inhaled the smoke into his dead lungs. Sun would be down in three hours.
Angel felt helpless. Fred had said Gunn was in trouble, and he couldn't do anything to help him. At least Buffy was there though. "They'll be back, mate." Spike said with a look as he took a long drag of his cigarette.
With a nod, Angel finished his cigarette and threw it on the ground. "I know." He replied quietly.
~*~
"Cordelia!" Wesley hissed as they hastily ran through the halls of the school. "You can't just…barge in. There could be demons-"
"Gunn and Buffy took care of them." She said as she pushed the door to the stairs open. Wesley didn't question her sureness. The way her eyes glazed over outside told him she had a vision.
He was pleased Cordelia wasn't experiencing pain, not that she should be normally, but the Connor/ShaJhan visions were hurting her.
He knew, even though Cordelia had gotten very good at hiding her pain from others.
"How do you *know* that they took care of the demons?" Xander called from the end of the line. Fred turned and nodded towards Cordelia with knowing eyes.
"How many more flights, Cordy?" Wesley asked breathlessly. "Two." She replied as she began to take the stairs two at a time. Bloody hell, he thought as he followed suit. He had to hand it to her, Cordy kept on ticking. They reached the sixth floor and Cordelia stopped.
"What is it?" Fred asked.
Wesley noted Cordelia's frightened eyes when she looked back at Fred. "Stay behind us." She told Fred simply as she pulled the door open.
They were met with the sounds of fighting. After rounding a corner, Cordy gasped. Wesley slammed into her and took the sight in. Gunn, on the ground, against the lockers, unconscious while Buffy fought off two spinney demons.
A third one had it's hand wrapped around Dawn's delicate throat. None of that held his attention, however. SahJhan stood near Dawn, watching the chaos with a smug smile. An arrow fired from Xander's crossbow when he saw Buffy being attacked.
It whizzed by his target and headed towards SahJhan. The demon didn't move as the arrow passed through him. "You know, I remember stuff like this." SahJhan said as he looked behind him at the arrow that was now stuck deep in the wall.
"What the hell?" Xander muttered out loud.
Cordelia launched forward, sword first, and sliced one of the demon's stomachs. It crumpled to the floor and, as Buffy shot a surprised glance to Cordy, the other smacked the slayer hard in the face.
Buffy slammed to the ground as Wesley stepped up and fired an arrow from his cross bow. It buried itself deep in the demon's chest.
"Lucky you showed up, Seer," SahJhan spat bitterly. "You ruin everything, you know that?" "Sorry." Cordelia said as she grabbed the loaded crossbow in Fred's hands and fired.
The demon holding Dawn screeched in pain when the arrow pierced it's throat. Dawn ran forward, dropping down with her sister. "I hate you people." SahJhan said with fire in his pale, soulless eyes.
"I think it's safe to say the feeling's mutual," Cordelia replied. "Now why don't you tell me what the hell you're doing here."
SahJhan's face broke into a smile. "And what will you do if I don't?" he scoffed at Cordelia. "Chop my head off? Impale me? You won't ever get the chance to do that, even when I come here for real and bash your worthless skull in."
"And when will that be?" Wesley asked.
"I've been in way too many dimensions with way too many movies about the villain giving away his plan cause he thinks he's got it in the bag," SahJhan replied. "See you real soon, kids."
He disappeared before anyone could blink.
"Charles." Fred whispered as she dropped to her knees. Gunn was just coming to. Fred wrapped her arms around his neck and he squeezed her back. Wes felt the stabbing pain in her heart he experienced every time he saw them together.
The way Cordelia looked at him, he knew his pain was obvious. "What do you think he means?" Cordelia asked him pointedly. Her subject change pushed his pain to the back of his mind, or heart rather.
"I'm not sure," Wesley replied as he looked away from Fred and Gunn's embrace. "We have to regroup though. The safest place for us all is together." Dawn and Buffy rose to their feet and nodded. "You finally get your wish Dawnie." Buffy said as she hugged her sister.
"What exactly happened, Dawn?" Wesley asked her. There was a bruise growing on her neck that he was sure would become more obvious. "The board just twisted in front of the classroom," she explained quietly. "And…he came out…with demons."
"It's OK now," Buffy said soothingly. "Nothing will ever touch you, got it?" Dawn nodded as Fred helped Gunn to his feet. His arm was slung around her tiny shoulders with her supporting some of his weight. "You OK, Gunn?"
Gunn nodded as they made their way out of the building. Buffy and Dawn led the way followed by Gunn and Fred. Wesley hung back, letting the others pass him, but Xander hung back as well.
"You OK, Wes?" he asked him, stressing his name bitterly. Wesley rubbed his neck where the bandage covered his scar. "Physically?" he replied as he began to walk forward.
"I don't blame you for your thing for her," Xander said as he walked next to Wesley. "I've always liked your taste in women-"
"If you don't mind, I really would rather not discuss this with you," Wesley interrupted. "She chose. She's happy."
Xander hung his head, walked forward a bit, and left Wesley with his thoughts. He couldn't wit to get back to the magic shop and get to work. Wesley just wanted to think of something, anything, besides the pain in his heart.
By – Colleen "Coll", Forker18@aol.com
Teaser: X-over with BtVS. Cordy gets a vision that sends the gang packing to Sunnydale, knowing that Sahjahn fits into it all but not sure how. Also, they get shocked when each member of the Angel Investigations gang realizes they have to deal with their past.
Genre: Angel: The Series/Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Romance/Suspense/Action
Pairing: Gunn/Fred, Angel/Cordelia
Rating: PG-13 - R
Distribution: Sure, why not, just ask!
Spoilers: Up to Sleep Tight, and makes references to some rumors floating around on the net.
Special Thanks to: All the Forkers (Especially those @ the fanforum board! Love you guys!) and everyone @ FF.net for reviewing my fics!
1.1 Part 7
Angel walked into the backroom. Willow had said he'd be safe from the sun there, since the magic store had a skylight and it was difficult to avoid the sunlight. Punching bags, dummies, and weapons cluttered the room. Angel figured this is where Buffy trained, a lot different than the library.
"How's my sire doing?" Spike called out.
Angel turned to a dark corner and growled under his breath. "You don't wanna fuck with me, Spike," Angel warned through gritted teeth. "Not now."
"Wasn't going to mate," Spike shot back. "I honestly am sorry. You had something none of us could have."
"And I don't wanna discuss it with you." Angel said simply as he sat down in a nearby chair. Spike emerged from his corner and walked over to a door with a big exit sign over it. He pushed it open and Angel jumped up, ready to block himself from the sun.
Spike laughed as he took out a pack of cigarettes. "Relax, Angle cakes," Spike said as he lit his cigarette. "No sun in this ally, with the exception of noon, but we're way past that."
Angel looked to the door. "You got another one of those?" he asked Spike quietly. Spike smiled and nodded his head over to the door. Angel walked over and took the cigarette in Spike's outstretched hand.
"Thanks." He said quietly as he lit it. Angel inhaled the smoke into his dead lungs. Sun would be down in three hours.
Angel felt helpless. Fred had said Gunn was in trouble, and he couldn't do anything to help him. At least Buffy was there though. "They'll be back, mate." Spike said with a look as he took a long drag of his cigarette.
With a nod, Angel finished his cigarette and threw it on the ground. "I know." He replied quietly.
~*~
"Cordelia!" Wesley hissed as they hastily ran through the halls of the school. "You can't just…barge in. There could be demons-"
"Gunn and Buffy took care of them." She said as she pushed the door to the stairs open. Wesley didn't question her sureness. The way her eyes glazed over outside told him she had a vision.
He was pleased Cordelia wasn't experiencing pain, not that she should be normally, but the Connor/ShaJhan visions were hurting her.
He knew, even though Cordelia had gotten very good at hiding her pain from others.
"How do you *know* that they took care of the demons?" Xander called from the end of the line. Fred turned and nodded towards Cordelia with knowing eyes.
"How many more flights, Cordy?" Wesley asked breathlessly. "Two." She replied as she began to take the stairs two at a time. Bloody hell, he thought as he followed suit. He had to hand it to her, Cordy kept on ticking. They reached the sixth floor and Cordelia stopped.
"What is it?" Fred asked.
Wesley noted Cordelia's frightened eyes when she looked back at Fred. "Stay behind us." She told Fred simply as she pulled the door open.
They were met with the sounds of fighting. After rounding a corner, Cordy gasped. Wesley slammed into her and took the sight in. Gunn, on the ground, against the lockers, unconscious while Buffy fought off two spinney demons.
A third one had it's hand wrapped around Dawn's delicate throat. None of that held his attention, however. SahJhan stood near Dawn, watching the chaos with a smug smile. An arrow fired from Xander's crossbow when he saw Buffy being attacked.
It whizzed by his target and headed towards SahJhan. The demon didn't move as the arrow passed through him. "You know, I remember stuff like this." SahJhan said as he looked behind him at the arrow that was now stuck deep in the wall.
"What the hell?" Xander muttered out loud.
Cordelia launched forward, sword first, and sliced one of the demon's stomachs. It crumpled to the floor and, as Buffy shot a surprised glance to Cordy, the other smacked the slayer hard in the face.
Buffy slammed to the ground as Wesley stepped up and fired an arrow from his cross bow. It buried itself deep in the demon's chest.
"Lucky you showed up, Seer," SahJhan spat bitterly. "You ruin everything, you know that?" "Sorry." Cordelia said as she grabbed the loaded crossbow in Fred's hands and fired.
The demon holding Dawn screeched in pain when the arrow pierced it's throat. Dawn ran forward, dropping down with her sister. "I hate you people." SahJhan said with fire in his pale, soulless eyes.
"I think it's safe to say the feeling's mutual," Cordelia replied. "Now why don't you tell me what the hell you're doing here."
SahJhan's face broke into a smile. "And what will you do if I don't?" he scoffed at Cordelia. "Chop my head off? Impale me? You won't ever get the chance to do that, even when I come here for real and bash your worthless skull in."
"And when will that be?" Wesley asked.
"I've been in way too many dimensions with way too many movies about the villain giving away his plan cause he thinks he's got it in the bag," SahJhan replied. "See you real soon, kids."
He disappeared before anyone could blink.
"Charles." Fred whispered as she dropped to her knees. Gunn was just coming to. Fred wrapped her arms around his neck and he squeezed her back. Wes felt the stabbing pain in her heart he experienced every time he saw them together.
The way Cordelia looked at him, he knew his pain was obvious. "What do you think he means?" Cordelia asked him pointedly. Her subject change pushed his pain to the back of his mind, or heart rather.
"I'm not sure," Wesley replied as he looked away from Fred and Gunn's embrace. "We have to regroup though. The safest place for us all is together." Dawn and Buffy rose to their feet and nodded. "You finally get your wish Dawnie." Buffy said as she hugged her sister.
"What exactly happened, Dawn?" Wesley asked her. There was a bruise growing on her neck that he was sure would become more obvious. "The board just twisted in front of the classroom," she explained quietly. "And…he came out…with demons."
"It's OK now," Buffy said soothingly. "Nothing will ever touch you, got it?" Dawn nodded as Fred helped Gunn to his feet. His arm was slung around her tiny shoulders with her supporting some of his weight. "You OK, Gunn?"
Gunn nodded as they made their way out of the building. Buffy and Dawn led the way followed by Gunn and Fred. Wesley hung back, letting the others pass him, but Xander hung back as well.
"You OK, Wes?" he asked him, stressing his name bitterly. Wesley rubbed his neck where the bandage covered his scar. "Physically?" he replied as he began to walk forward.
"I don't blame you for your thing for her," Xander said as he walked next to Wesley. "I've always liked your taste in women-"
"If you don't mind, I really would rather not discuss this with you," Wesley interrupted. "She chose. She's happy."
Xander hung his head, walked forward a bit, and left Wesley with his thoughts. He couldn't wit to get back to the magic shop and get to work. Wesley just wanted to think of something, anything, besides the pain in his heart.